Mixtures and Solutions Lesson Plan

Your students will be enchanted by this Mixtures and Solutions lesson plan! Geared towards the grade 5 NGSS standards, this product has it all.

If you are searching for a unique and captivating learning tool that will solidify content comprehension and rope in even your most reluctant readers, you need this comic-style lesson plan.

This lesson plan includes-

• A fully animated Google slideshow
• Lesson plan template
• Content (color and B&W)
• Guided Notes
• Doodle Notes
• Hands-on Activity
• Follow-up Questions
• Final Create a Comic Project
• Differentiated Rubrics
• Answer Keys

Do you know the difference between a mixture and a solution? They are all around us and used every day. Examine this concept using real-life examples easy for readers to relate to.

Learn about the difference between a solvent and a solute, and explore different types of chemical changes. Students will also learn about the conservation of mass be and prompted to analyze different situations. It can be printed up as either a regular-sized comic or a large poster.

This Mixtures and Solutions download includes:

1. Google Slideshow Link- FULLY ANIMATED, comic-style slides designed to keep your learners engaged.
2. Fully Colored Version– Perfect for projecting on the front board or printing as a poster.
3. Black and White Version– Easily printable, fun to color
4. Guided Notes– Fill in the blank! Use as a guided reading or guided note-taking tool. Great for interactive notebooks.
5. Doodle Notes– Many words remain, but images are missing. Students draw them in.
6. Hands-on Activity– LOW-Prep, Students mix certain ingredients and assess whether they create mixtures or solutions.
7. Follow-up Worksheet– Challenge students to tie the information from the activity back to the content.
8. Create Your Own– A completely blank comic template. Students can draw vertical lines where they see fit.
9. Rubrics– TWO rubrics, differentiated for learning levels, to aid in grading the “Create Your Own” comics activity.
10. Answer Key for Basic Doodle Notes

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NGSS Standards

5. Structure and Properties of Matter

5-PS1-2.

Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total weight of matter is conserved. [Clarification Statement: Examples of reactions or changes could include phase changes, dissolving, and mixing that form new substances.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include distinguishing mass and weight.]

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